Fit Health Dictionary

An ability to perform daily activities without becoming overtired. Fitness is dependent on strength, ?exibility and endurance, and the level of an individual’s ?tness will often depend on their type of employment and the extent to which they indulge in physical exercise, whether training in the local health club or at home or regularly participating in sports. Regular ?tness improves one’s health and well-being. Fitness exercises should be matched to a person’s age and abilities and there is a health danger if someone regularly exercises beyond their capabilities.... fitness

A series of exercises designed to determine an individual’s level of fitness, primarily cardiovascular fitness and muscle performance. Fitness testing is often carried out before a person starts an exercise programme to evaluate its safety and suitability or to monitor progress thereafter.

A physical examination is usually performed, including measurement of body fat, height, and weight. Blood and urine tests may be done, including an analysis of blood cholesterol. The performance of the heart is measured by taking the pulse before, during, and after aerobic exercise. Another test involves measuring a person’s overall performance in a standard exercise. (See also aerobics; exercise.)... fitness testing

a condition in which infection due to *pelvic inflammatory disease spreads to the right upper quadrant of the *abdomen. Adhesions form between the liver and the anterior abdominal wall causing *perihepatitis, with pain and liver function abnormalities. [T. Fitz-Hugh and A. H. Curtis (20th century), US physicians]... fitz-hugh–curtis syndrome

a medical certificate that replaced forms Med 3 and Med 5 in April 2010 (see Appendix 8).... statement of fitness for work

a form of temporal lobe *epilepsy in which hallucinations of taste and smell and inappropriate chewing movements are prominent features.... uncinate fits